Sample CCC González Ortega power station

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CCC González Ortega power station (Central CC González Ortega) is a power station under construction in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
CCC González Ortega power station Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico 32.63261, -115.52924 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2] gas[1] 683[3][2][4] combined cycle[2][1][5] not found 2025[2] -

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
Unit 1 Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[2][5][6] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE[2][5] Comisión Federal de Electricidad EPE

Background

Construction on the plant was expected to begin in August 2021.[7] Plans called for the power station to receive gas from the USA in the form of LNG from the Energia Costa Azul Terminal.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "UTE - Global VII - Estudo de Impacto Ambiental (EIA)" (PDF). SENER - Secretaría de Energía - Gobierno de México. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://infosen.senado.gob.mx/sgsp/gaceta/65/2/2023-05-03-1/assets/documentos/SEGOB_Informe_Anual_CFE_2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.cfe.mx/finanzas/Documents/Plan_Negocios_2023-2027.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Técnicas Reunidas wins a new $337 million contract for the development two more combined cycle plants for the CFE. – Técnicas Reunidas". Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221122160840/https://www.cfe.mx/finanzas/Documents/Plan%20de%20Negocios%202022-2026%20V48%20PUBLICA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-22. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Proctor, Darrell (March 1, 2022). "U.S. Natural Gas Key to Mexico's Power Buildout". POWER Magazine. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. "Mexico CFE invests 62.8 billion pesos in 2021--Seetao". Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  8. Baker, Andrew (March 11, 2021). "Mexico's CFE Seeking Bidders to Build Six Combined-Cycle Plants". Natural Gas Intel. Retrieved April 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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